US President Donald Trump. (File photo courtesy of TASS)
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump told Politico in an interview that he expects to speak with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, soon, expressing a hope that their conversation will “go good.”
The US leader also said he expects to hold a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky this weekend.
“I think it’s going to go good with him (Zelensky – TASS). I think it’s going to go good with [Vladimir] Putin,” Trump shared, adding that he expects to speak with the Russian leader “soon, as much as I want.”
Earlier on Friday, Zelensky said he expected to discuss territory, including a potential withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbass and the use of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), at a meeting with Trump in Florida on Dec. 28. (TASS)
